Novel Creator

Transform story ideas into complete novels with EPUB output through an interactive RPG-style workflow.

Workflow

[Story Concept] → [Interactive RPG] → [Writing Plan] → [Chapters] → [EPUB]

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

Phase 1: Story Setup

Use

AskUserQuestion

tool to gather:

Element

Options

Default

Genre

穿越/Fantasy/Romance/Mystery

穿越

Setting

Ancient palace/Modern/Fantasy world

Palace

Protagonist

Name, background, abilities

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Goal

What to achieve

Survive and thrive

Length

Chapters × words

10 × 5000

Load character personas from

references/personas.md

based on setting.

Phase 2: Interactive RPG

Run 10-15 decision points where user makes choices via

AskUserQuestion

:

[Vivid scene description]

↓

AskUserQuestion with 3-4 meaningful choices

↓

[Consequence + next scene]

Required elements to weave in:

Tech/Knowledge

Modern knowledge as "magic" (phone→照妖镜, chemistry→炼丹)

Fantasy

Special abilities (灵觉), artifacts (蓄雷珠), prophecies

Romance

First meeting → mutual help → feelings → confession Track throughout: Key plot points and decisions Relationship development stages Items and abilities acquired Foreshadowing seeds planted Phase 3: Writing Plan Create task_plan.md with:

Writing Plan: [Title]

Characters | Name | Role | Traits | Arc | |

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Foreshadowing Matrix | Element | Ch.1 Hint | Development | Payoff | |

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| | Tech | [seed] | Ch.4 [use] | Ch.9 [climax] | | Fantasy | [seed] | Ch.6 [reveal] | Ch.9 [power] | | Romance | [meeting] | Ch.5 [feelings] | Ch.10 [love] |

Poetry Pairings (Chinese novels) | Ch | Ancient Poetry | Modern Lyrics | Theme | |

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| See references/poetry_pairs.md for suggestions.

Chapter Outline

[ ] Ch.1: [title] - [key scenes, ~5000 words] ...

Progress | Ch | Status | Words | |

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| Phase 4: Chapter Writing Write each chapter (~4000-5500 words) following this structure:

第X章：[押韵标题]

* [Ancient poetry quote] *

* ——[Author]《[Title]》 *

一 [Scene 1: Setting + action]

二 [Scene 2: Dialogue + conflict]

三 [Scene 3: Resolution + hook]

（第X章完）

* "[Modern lyrics quote]" *

* ——《[Song]》 * Writing checklist: Vivid sensory descriptions (sight, sound, smell, touch) Dialogue with subtext (what's said vs. what's meant) Internal monologue showing modern perspective Proper pacing (action → dialogue → reflection) Foreshadowing elements per plan Chapter-end hook File naming: [##]_[章节标题].md (e.g., 01_梦回千年惊鸿起.md ) Update task_plan.md progress after each chapter. Phase 5: EPUB Generation Run: python3 scripts/create_epub.py Script auto-detects chapter files in current directory and generates: Cover page with title/subtitle/author Introduction page All chapters with proper formatting Table of contents Chinese typography CSS Output: [书名].epub Quick Commands User says Action "写一部穿越小说" Full workflow Phase 1-5 "根据大纲写小说" + outline Phase 3-5 "把章节转成epub" Phase 5 only "继续写下一章" Resume Phase 4 Resources scripts/create_epub.py - EPUB generator references/personas.md - Character templates by setting references/poetry_pairs.md - Poetry and lyrics pairings